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Lüderitz, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lüderitz | Town |
| ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency | Constituency |
| ǁKaras Region | Region |
| Namibia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 39' 6'' South , 15° 9' 14'' East
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Lüderitz is a town in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It lies on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island.
The town is known for its colonial architecture, including some Art Nouveau work, and for wildlife including seals, penguins, flamingos and ostriches. It is also home to a museum and lies at the end of a currently decommissioned railway line to Keetmanshoop. The town is named after Adolf Lüderitz, founder of the German South-West Africa colony.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities2 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Desert Rose' |
| ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende (TL) Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Magnesio-hornblende (TL) | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Desert Rose' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCderitz |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q159325 |
Localities in this Region
- ǁKaras Region
- ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Namaqua-Natal BeltOrogenic Belt
- Southwest African Coastal basinBasin
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Lüderitz, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia